Sarah L. Thompson

June 08, 2006

WILLIAMBURG — Sarah L. Thompson, 63, of Williamsburg, died Saturday, June 3, 2006, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Maggie Alston and Benjamin Wright, and the granddaughter of the late Sara Moody Alston, and was born in Horatio County in Sumter, S.C., on Jan. 27, 1943.

She attended High Hill and Rafton Creek schools in Sumter.

She accepted Christ as her personal savior in her youth and joined Statesburg AME Church.

She later married McKinley Thompson and relocated to Newport News, Va. She joined New Beech Grove Baptist Church in 1960 and sang in the choir. Upon moving to Williamsburg, she joined Mt. Ararat Baptist Church where she was an usher, member and sang in the choir.

She was employed by Colonial Williamsburg Lodge dining room and coffee shop as dining room Captain and waitress for 30 years. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and working in her yard. She also loved crossword puzzles and playing the piano. She was an inspiration and a joy to her family and friends, to whose happiness she was truly devoted. She will be greatly missed.